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Do You Haiku?

by Kelly

Dave over at PopBuzzUK was bouncing around some ideas for writing and books, and suggested a summary contest. A good idea but a little long for a kids’ book blog. So, I totally usurped his idea and tweaked it somewhat. Shorter books deserve shorter summaries. Thus… haiku!

A haiku poem is traditionally a three-line poem: the first line with five syllables, the second line with seven syllables, and the third line with five syllables. So, using these guidelines, try summarizing the plot of a kids’ book (any kids’ book from The Hungry Caterpillar to Harry Potter). It’s pretty easy (and fun) once you get started…

Here’s an example of Little House on the Prairie:

Out on the Prairie,
Laura has a big crush on
Almanzo Wilder.

Or here for Nancy Drew:

Nancy, Nancy Drew
Titian-haired mystery girl
Can solve anything.

So come on! Give it a whirl!


Posted in contests on June 11th, 2007

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11 Responses to “Do You Haiku?”

  1. Brain hurting? « lawmummy Says:
    June 12th, 2007 at 7:01 am

    [...] make you feel better.  You can summarize the plot of a kids’ book a la haiku over at Tiny Treasury.  I started doing them last night and I couldn’t [...]

  2. Maddy Says:
    June 12th, 2007 at 8:40 am

    Madeline had fun
    giving Miss Clavel a fright
    morning, noon and night

  3. Kelly Says:
    June 12th, 2007 at 9:03 am

    Excellent!

    What about:

    Loved by her Papa
    Certainly not an orphan
    Living in Paris.

  4. DaveP Says:
    June 12th, 2007 at 9:45 am

    Young wizard orphan
    He who must not be named seeks
    life anew, he fails.

    Nice feature Kelly, glad I could help inspire you ;)

  5. Kelly Says:
    June 12th, 2007 at 9:54 am

    I’ll do HP, too, even though I’ve never read it:

    JK writes a book
    About a little wizard
    Makes gobs of money

  6. Winnie Says:
    June 12th, 2007 at 12:34 pm

    Go, Dog, Go!

    Lots of cute doggies
    doing fun and silly things.
    Time for the party!

  7. Kelly Says:
    June 12th, 2007 at 12:39 pm

    Thanks Winnie! Here’s a dog-related one, too (Bad Dog Marley)

    Puppies are cute but
    They can be quite naughty, too.
    I still love my dog.

  8. Sally Says:
    June 12th, 2007 at 1:17 pm

    Nancy, she’s Fancy
    Loves fuschia, sprinkles, plumed pens
    Will teach, will learn: love

  9. Kelly Says:
    June 12th, 2007 at 2:52 pm

    A fancy puppy
    Is what Nancy really wants.
    She gets a good dog.

  10. liz Says:
    June 12th, 2007 at 7:33 pm

    Olivia paints walls
    Makes pretty good sand castles
    tires her mother out.

  11. A Book Readers blog » Blog Archive » Do You Haiku? Says:
    February 2nd, 2008 at 2:35 am

    [...] Shorter books deserve shorter summaries. Thus haiku! A haiku poem is traditionally source: Do You Haiku?, Tiny [...]

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